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Graphic novels : everything you need to know / Paul Gravett.
- Title
- Graphic novels : everything you need to know / Paul Gravett.
- Author
- Gravett, Paul
- Publication
- New York, NY : Collins Design : Distributed in the United States by HarperCollins Publishers, 2005.
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Details
- Description
- 192 p. : ill. (some col.); 28 cm.
- Summary
- Graphic novels, long stories told in comics format, have enjoyed the fastest-growing sales of any category of book in the U.S. over the last four years. This modern renaissance of comics has produced a library of substantial works, whose subjects are not confined to superheroes or fantasy but are as varied and sophisticated as the best films and literature. Graphic Novels presents an accessible, entertaining, and highly illustrated guide to the diversity of contemporary comics in book form. Featuring striking graphics and explanatory extracts from a wide range of graphic novels, the book examines the specific language of the comics medium; the history and pioneers of the form; recent masterpieces from Art Spiegelman's Maus to Chris Ware's Jimmy Corrigan; the impact of Japanese manga and European albums translated into English; how artists have overcome prejudices towards the genre; and the ambitious range of themes and issues artists are addressing, including childhood, war and survival, politics, the future, sexuality, and the supernatural."--Publisher's website.
- A tour of one hundred definitive graphic novels documents their growing role in the literary world, showcasing extracts from a range of publications to explore such topics as the history and key contributors of the graphic novel form, the impact of Japanese manga and European albums, and the achievements of recent innovators.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Includes web resources.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Things to hate about comics -- Stories to change your life -- The undiscovered country -- The other side of the tracks -- The long shadow -- The superhuman condition -- Of futures and fables -- In the mind's eye -- Murder, smoke, and shadows -- Behind the smile -- Travels in time -- Passion beyond reason -- Afterthoughts.
- ISBN
- 0060824255 :
- LCCN
- 9780060824259
- OCLC
- 62197834
- SCSB-10948094
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library